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DIY: minimal wall hook
I recently bought this beautiful brass Himmeli from my good friend Melissa at AMRadio and wanted to come up with the perfect hanger for it. As it so happened I loved the one she used in her photo so I found a way to make something similar.
You'll need:
a wooden dowel
double sided screw
& some flat (I used Satin since it's what I had on hand) black spray paint.
Cut the dowel to the length you want, making sure it's long enough to hang your object away from the wall without touching.
Then you'll screw one end of the screws into the dowel, you might need to drill a starter hole first.
Once the screw is halfway through, paint it. After it's dry you can insert the hook/hanger into the wall and you're done!
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could you please tell me where you have bought this white sideboard with the sliding doors under your tv?is it ikea?
love it!ReplyDelete
I really like your little and simple DIY.ReplyDelete
so simple, but so amazing!ReplyDelete
Really smart!ReplyDelete
Love it - so simple, and smart!ReplyDelete
Have a nice day, sweetie!
I too love the simplicity and clean lines of this hook. What would make it better for me ( especially if I use it outside, as it is windy where I live, is a groove or small cutout so that the cord or whatever has something to rest in and secure item) I love that you could paint it any color or have a nice row if them, natural wood, white, gray, black, or whatever colors...I really enjoy your blog and inspirations. Thank you.ReplyDelete
i want to put up different kinds of decor in my house but our house is over 100 years old and the walls/ceiling wouldn't be able to take it. :(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 31, 2012
Love this! So simple, but definitely makes an impact!ReplyDelete
I didn't know you could get a double sided screw. This opens up a multitude of possibilities. Love the dowel hook idea. I could get really excited about a row in different colors.ReplyDelete
So simple, but oh, so beautiful! Love it!ReplyDelete
You're so creative it's ridic ; )ReplyDelete
That hanger is so pretty. And how smart, that hook!ReplyDelete
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Two weeks ago I was talking to a friend, explaining why, despite my desperate need, I didn't have an interest in the Packers defense for my fantasy football team. "They're one injury away from being a very mediocre defense."
When Al Harris went down, my buddy said: "I'm guessing this is what you meant."
"No," I said. "I think they can survive this. They've got some decent depth in the secondary. I was talking about the defensive line."
That was just before the Tampa game. Now we're in real trouble.
I had somewhat modest expectations for the Packers coming into this season — for reasons that, in hindsight, turn out to be wrong. I assumed the running game would be strong and consistent, as it was at the end of last year, and that even with a quick passing game to ease Aaron Rodgers' transition we'd struggle a bit through the air. The opposite has been true, of course.
But on defense, after the loss of Corey Williams I was particularly concerned with depth — and quality depth. Justin Harrell is injured once again — not available until after the sixth game of the season. KGB had a decent number of sacks last year but most of them came in garbage time and several came in one game. He has been utterly ineffective this season. Johnny Jolly has not been having the kind of impact he had last year. Colin Cole has been invisible. And Ryan Pickett seems a half-step slower this year.
Now, Cullen Jenkins is out. With all due respect to Aaron Kampman, Jenkins has been our best defensive lineman through four games. Leave aside all of the other injuries on defense — AJ Hawk, Al Harris, Atari Bigby — this is the one that will hurt the most.
Michael Montgomery will assume most of Jenkins' duties. That sentence alone should tell you how much trouble we're in. Nothing against Montgomery, of course, he's apparently a hard worker who has made the most of NFL opportunity after being selected in the sixth round of the 2005 draft.
It's time to adjust our expectations. The defense is going to struggle. Through the first four games, the Packers were ranked 26th against the run — and that was with everyone healthy and with Jenkins, a wide body with surprising quickness, in the mix. Every coach will be looking to exploit that weakness and unless Harrell comes back and plays like the 17th overall pick that Ted Thompson spent to acquire him, it's going to get very, very ugly.
On offense, the offensive line has been as bad as Aaron Rodgers has been good. Rodgers had a tough game on Sunday, but he's otherwise been solid to very good. Did he struggle against Tampa because he did not have protection? Yes. Did he struggle because we had very little run game? Yes. Did he struggle because Tampa had three game tapes on him and exploited his weaknesses? Maybe. That's all bad news.
Last year, Cleveland's Derek Anderson started the second game of the season and lit it up through first half of the year. Then, suddenly, he struggled. There were all sorts of reasons that his play was not as good, but the fact that teams had seen him play and knew how to gameplan against him was a big one. That may be happening to Rodgers.
The offensive line has been bad. It's probably true that they need a game to get back in synch after the injury to Scott Wells and his subsequent return. But after several seasons as the line's unheralded star, Chad Clifton has been mediocre. The two guards remain a problem, though Spitz is likely a long-term starter. (I don't think Daryn Colledge is.)
The special teams units are a mess, too. Derrick Frost should have been cut on Monday. It's a stupid mistake because it was so avoidable. Jon Ryan was a decent punter — not great, but not bad. His shanks were a problem and coming at the wrong time could cost us games. But Frost is just not that good.
And the kicking game has been okay, despite the new long snapper and new holder. (With just one botched exchange.) There will likely be more adjustments when Frost is cut and Mason Crosby will have yet another holder.
Bottom line: Given this string of injuries and their tough schedule, it looks like the Packers will be lucky to be a .500 team this year. (I had them at 9-7 at the beginning of the year.) And the favorite to win the NFC North? The Chicago Bears.


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|English Regency , Rosewood, Cheval Type, Fire Screen with Needlepoint .
|Hand Painted English Fire Pole with Windsor Castle Scene.
|English Victorian Rosewood Fire Pole with Needlepoint.
You are also probably trying to figure out the title of todays post. Well you see, there are fire screens that are made to catch sparks and hot coals that might tumble out of the fireplace. These are made of metal and have a wire mess inside. Then there are fire screens that were made to control the heat. These were most often made of wood and had needlepoint or glass inserts inside. The subject of todays post is that type of fire screen.
|French Brass Fire Screen (guard )
|Iron and Mess Fire Screen ( guard) Kitchen .
I would maybe start out with a brief history of the fireplaces in our homes that were made to use as a heat source. The earliest method providing interior heating was an open fire contained in a fire box. Families gathered around the fire to keep warm and also to cook. In England, the fireplaces were recognizable as early as from the 12th century. Initially the fireplace was an open fire on the ground in the center of a house,positioned against a wall. In the begining years,it was made of stone.soon brick was the more popular media for building fireplaces.Mantel were introduced in the 16th century and were made of wood, stone, marble or metal.. For the Victorian people, fire places were the main source of getting heat during the freezing cold weather. Fireplaces were found in every room of a Victorian home. During cooler months of the year, open fires roared in virtually every house in the land. Real fires were the primary source of domestic heat. But though the cracking blaze was warm and cozy ,the fierce heat given off did not suite every one gathered around the fire-some roasted while others feet were cold. So this is when the fire screen came into its own.By placing the screen in front of the fire the heat from the fire could be controlled.
|English Rosewood Cheval Screen .
|Down River Parlor . Example of Fire Fender.
There was also a fire screen that was used for a total different purpose. This screen- also known as a fireguard, is placed in front of a fireplace to protect the occupants of the room from sparks or a log rolling out. This screen also shields them from flying embers and flames from the open fire. The early types of these screens made of forges iron and looked more like a iron fence piece. Latter then became more decorative and were made of brass, iron with screen mesh or even glass panels inserted. Along side this screen was also a fire fender. This was a surround that was usually made of some type of metal. While it might also catch a spark or ember, it's main purpose was to keep ladies long and full skirts out of the fire. Especially in the Ante- Bellum years when the big under hoops were worn. Can you not just see a lady getting close to the fire to get warm and her skirt jets in and catches ablaze? Fire fender became big and elaborate in the Edwardian years and often had padded seats so people could set and warm themselves.
|Tri-Pod Foot of the Fire Pole Screen
The early fire screens featured either a flat panel design, standing on attached legs,or a shield-shape design supported on a tripod legged pole. This is where the term,"firepole", comes into the picture.Both these types of fire screens are still in demand due to their vintage or antique value. They are very saught after by interior decorators as well. These pieces of furniture are available in tradional, oriental and semi- modern styles as per the requirements of the home owner. By the 19th century, many styles of fireplace screens were available. Construction materials included wood,leather.paper- mache' and wicker. A popular footed design featured a heavily, decorated frame, flanking a stretcher that supported a screen panel of painted wood, embroidered tapestry or stained glass. The glass fire screens are transparent and enabled the rooms occupants to view the fire clearly.
When spring came, the fire would no longer be lit and yet the decorative fire screen still had a role to play-it was placed close up against the chimney breast to cover the gaping hole and hide the blackened grate. The other fire screen or fire guard and the fender were often banishes when the fire was no longer needed.
In the 18th century, screens tended to be fairly light and often had small oval or round shields to protect one from the heat. The panels could be raised up and down and turned from side to side, all for the purpose of directing the heat from the fire place. The fire screens designed with two legs and a larger center panel that moved became known as the cheval screen. It the Edwardian period fire screens became bigger and more elaborate. All kinds of moving parts. Sides that pulled in and out, tops that raised up, tables that dropped down. They were almost considered a piece of furniture.Ladies soon took on the position as fire screen decorators. Covering the panels with needlepoint and hand painted designs. Martha Washington was said to have stitched one that is still in the White House today.
I hope you enjoy my fire screens that I am sharing with you in todays post. I have two examples of the fire pole and one of the cheval. The one pole is made with a wood pole and a paper- mache' screen. It is English and has a hand painted early view of Windsor Castle guard house. The other pole example, is again English and is a more grand scale. It is made of Rose wood (Rosewood is from the Rosewood tree and the tree grows hollow, so the wood is quite rare)and has a wonderful needlepoint panel of a Victorian lady with her dog and cat. It is one of the finest examples I have come across in all the years I have been doing antiques. The needle point is Divine. The final screen I have is a cheval screen, again English,made of rose wood with another needlepoint panel.. Far more early than the former, it is of the Regency period(1700's) and has a center panel that rises up to block the heat for a standing person.
Please drop by for a tour any time, I will leave the lights on and Sissy Dog will meet you with a jump and a kiss. I also am including a few snap shots of the Hosta in my tree surround shade garden, they are just getting beautiful and are the birth of spring. Have a wonderful day and Thanks for dropping By. Richard


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If, like us, you like fractals, then you will love the work of Frank Milordi, aka FAVIO. Milordi is a former Director of Engineering and Technology who creates mind challenging computer images based on the mathematics of chaos and fractals. You may be familiar with his work already, as one of his beautiful fractal images adorns one of the latest Plus postcards.
In addition to work based on those amazing infinitely repeating structures, Milordi has also created a unique form called annihilated fractal, which dominates his art. "The annihilated fractal is a transformation of the base fractal via additional mathematical manipulations," he explains. "The resulting image is a colourful and abstract form that retains elements of the base fractal. The viewer is challenged to discern elements of the base fractal within the visual abstraction."
Some favourite FAVIO images are shown below. For additional information visit his website or write to Frank Milordi, 4261 Careywood Dr, Melbourne, FL 32934 (USA).
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Infinity within Infinity by FAVIO.
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Bender takes charge of a bot scout troop, but after declaring that membership is for robots only, he is soon challenged by Leela's all-girl, evil mutant troop. Not wanting to be left out, Fry forms a troop of his own…with himself as the only member! When Planet Express sponsors a field trip and delivery competition, Fry, Leela, and Bender set out to prove to each other who has the top troop!
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PHOTOPHILE- <i>Mad</i> TV: CNBC's Cramer electrifies Darden
CNBC's madman of money Jim Cramer brought the chair-hurling, toy bull-tossing, financial advice-shouting circus that is his daily TV show, Mad Money, to UVA's Darden School of Business. The Wednesday, February 7 visit was part of Cramer's "Back to School" tour.
Tickets to the taping were in big demand among Darden students, some waiting an hour outside the Abbott Center for a coveted seat. Those citizens of "Cramerica" who were lucky enough to get in were decked out in Cavalier orange and blue, some waving Mad Money #1 foam fingers– making the atmosphere more akin to the John Paul Jones Arena than to a business school auditorium.
Cramer didn't disappoint his fans, donning a bright orange UVA t-shirt over his trademark button-down with rolled up sleeves and peppering his speech with his trademark "booyah!" to the delight of every budding tycoon in the audience.
Oh, and he offered a few stock tips.
With all the buzz on the Darden campus about Cramer's visit, this sign was completely unnecessary.
Jim Cramer takes the stage wearing a UVA shirt by Under Armour, a company whose stock he later endorsed
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Researchers explored perspectives of teachers from four countries about how they recognizeand address their students' cultural backgrounds; how they incorporate students' culture intotheir teaching; and what impact their efforts have on the learning environment. Participants (n= 41) were engaged in an online discussion board and posted thoughts and responses to otherparticipants. Researchers performed a content analysis to identify patterns in participants'observations and perspectives, which revealed that most participating teachers recognize andaddress students' cultural backgrounds in academic, affective, and social contexts. Teacherswho attend to these needs enjoy effective academic connections with students, have aheightened sense of confidence in their ability to connect with students, are able to devoteample time to the content they are teaching, and deal with fewer behavioral issues.
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On Monday, Primus celebrated the upcoming release of a deluxe edition of their 1991 classic, Sailing the Seas of Cheese, by throwing an afternoon event at TRI Studios in San Rafael, California, where they sometimes rehearse. A moderated Q&A segment with Primus' Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde was webcast live, followed by a reception where wine from Claypool's own label, Claypool Cellars, was generously poured. The event was sponsored by Universal Music and Dolby Laboratories, whose lossless TrueHD format is a centerpiece of the new edition.
Speaking to Rolling Stone beforehand, Claypool and LaLonde seemed genuinely excited by the new attention to an album that represented a major breakthrough for the band back in 1991. "I thought we were just going to go to a bar and sit around and drink beers and listen to the damn thing," said Claypool. "But the record company wanted a fancy place, so here we are at TRI."
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Remembering the initial recording sessions, Claypool recalled that the band went into Fantasy Records, "where Aerosmith and who knows who else had just done records," and they were suitably psyched to start work on what they knew would be a critical moment for their career. "And the very first day we started recording was the first day of the first Gulf War," said Claypool. "We were watching it on CNN going 'Holy shit!,' freaking out because our friends were all of drafting age, should they have gone that way. And the very last day of mixing this record was the day the war ended."
During the Q&A, Claypool said that the album's initial release in 1991 was a game-changer that "introduced us to the world beyond the underground." In fact, it was titled Sailing the Seas of Cheese because suddenly the band – which represented a true alternative to what was being offered on radio and MTV – was "about to be marketed to all of these things that we were rebelling against."
Claypool also said that Primus had been talking about releasing a 5.1 surround sound mix for many years, but it wasn't feasible until now. Whereas most 5.1 albums try to create the effect of sounding just like you're onstage with the band, Primus took a different approach, basing the mix on the idea that the listener is most likely using the same entertainment system that their main television set is hooked up to at home.
"We wanted people to be able to sit there in whatever frame of mind – be it natural or otherwise," to experience the album in a way that they've never been able to before, said Claypool. "There are a lot more fireworks with this thing than with a lot of 5.1 mixes." Also: the 5.1 mix features a visual component that has different variations every time you watch it.
The deluxe edition of Primus' Sailing the Seas of Cheese will be available on Blu-Ray on May 21st. A CD featuring the new 2.0 remix will be available as well. Fun fact: Primus' major-label debut, Seas of Cheese was just the second release ever for Interscope Records. The first? Gerardo's Mo' Ritmo, which featured the hit "Rico Suave."
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COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew today announced that it has hired MLS stalwart Pat Onstad and European football veteran Rob Maaskant as Assistant Coaches. Both join Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter's staff effective immediately. Per club and MLS policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
"Both of today's hires make our club stronger heading into the 2014 season," said Crew Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. "Pat is very professional in how he approaches the game, and he brings versatility to his new role. He has great League experience and a winning pedigree, and those are attributes that attracted us to bringing him onboard. Rob brings a wealth of experience to the table and tactical knowledge to the first team from his career across Europe. He's also going to be a strong resource for our club."
One of the most renowned goalkeepers in Major League Soccer history, Onstad is the League's all-time leader in goals against average (minimum 15,000 minutes played), posting a career mark of 1.12. His 25-year professional journey spanned across Canada, Scotland and the United States. With 16 years of experience already under his belt, Onstad played eight more successful seasons in MLS with San Jose (2003-2005) and Houston (2006-2010) before briefly retiring and joining D.C. United's technical staff as an Assistant Coach. Due to injuries to United's goalkeepers in 2011, the then 43-year-old returned as a player-coach and made three starts in his ninth MLS campaign, including a five-save victory in the 3-1 United win over the Crew on March 19, 2011. Onstad returned to his coaching duties midway through the 2011 campaign and departed to become Chief Scout and Manager of Football Partnerships of Toronto FC in January of 2013.
A three-time MLS Cup champion, Onstad was also a two-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award winner (2003, 2005), including his first campaign with the San Jose Earthquakes, in which he secured an MLS Cup victory. In his three seasons with the Earthquakes, Onstad matched his League goalkeeping honors with a pair of Best XI selections, helping the club to a Supporters' Shield in 2005 with an unbeaten home record. His final season in San Jose also included a League-best 18 wins, 12 shutouts and 0.97 goals against average.
"Pat is good teacher. As an Assistant Coach, he's going to be involved in multiple facets of our technical operations," said Berhalter. "Obviously with his extensive experience at the goalkeeper position he's going to work closely with our keepers and make sure they're ready for 2014. I know he's excited to work with our guys and they will benefit from his knowledge."
With the Dynamo in the club's first five years in MLS from 2006-2010, Onstad logged 136 starts in regular-season action and helped bring Houston back-to-back MLS Cup titles in 2006 and 2007. Onstad's saves in penalty kicks helped the club secure its first MLS Cup title during the Dynamo's inaugural season in the League in 2006. In his second season with Dynamo in 2007, Onstad led MLS with a 0.82 goals against average mark and made seven saves in MLS Cup 2007. 2014 is Onstad's 12th year in Major League Soccer across all career positions. Prior to his 2003 arrival to MLS, Onstad played for a variety of clubs, including the Montreal Impact, Rochester Rhinos and Scotland's Dundee United. His professional debut came with the Vancouver 86ers in 1987.
Onstad, a Vancouver native, earned 57 caps throughout his career with the Canadian National Team, and is the team's leader in all-time goalkeeper caps as well as shutouts (21). At the time of his retirement, Onstad was the longest-serving member of the squad in Canadian National Team history, making his debut on February 18, 1988 against Bermuda in a 0-0 draw. In total, the new Black & Gold Assistant Coach represented Canada in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches across three separate qualifying campaigns.
Maaskant joins the Crew with 24 years of professional soccer experience, including the last 15 seasons as a Head Coach. As a player, he earned topflight stops primarily in Holland as well as a stint in the Scottish Premiership. In Holland, he laced-up for Go Ahead Eagles (1989-1990) and FC Emmen (1990-1991) before joining Motherwell FC in Scotland. When Maaskant returned to Holland once more, joining FC Zwolle (1992-1995), the midfielder played with the Crew's Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter on Berhalter's first club from 1994-1995. Maaskant would play with Dutch club Excelsior Rotterdam from 1995-1996, rounding out his eight-year professional career.
"I played with Rob at Zwolle for a year, and we've kept in contact throughout our careers," commented Berhalter. "I've followed his coaching career and he is a person I've reached out to about the game and overall soccer philosophy. His background is so diverse and he brings decades of experience to our club from his playing and coaching careers."
Most recently, Maaskant arrives from a coaching stint at Belarusian side Dinamo Minsk. His head coaching tenure has also included Dutch First Division and Second Division club management as well as time in the United States in the Premier Development League with the Houston Dutch Lions in 2012.
Maaskant's career on the sidelines began in 1999 after assistant coaching positions with his former sides Go Ahead Eagles and FC Zwolle in Holland following retirement as a player in 1996. In his first Head Coach role, he managed RBC Roosendaal from 1999-2002 and returned for 2003-2004 after spending a portion of 2003 completing a second opportunity with Go Ahead Eagles. After departing RBC Roosendaal in 2004, he coached at Willem II in Holland during 2004-2005 and returned to RBC Roosendaal for a third time from 2006-2007.
Following a stop at MVV Maastricht in 2007-2008, Maaskant coached Dutch side NAC Breda (2008-2010). He helped the side qualify for the UEFA Europa League in 2009, ultimately reaching the fourth round of the tournament. Immediately following his time with NAC Breda, Maaskant found success with Polish First Division side Wisla Kraków, where he won the Polish championship in his first season during 2010-2011. Maaskant departed Poland and came to the U.S. for his time as Advisor and Head Coach with the Houston Dutch Lions. Later, he returned to Holland in 2012 with FC Groningen ahead of his most recent stop with Dinamo Minsk.
The Crew begins the 2014 season at D.C. United on Saturday, March 8. Before then, the club continues preparation for the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and preseason training.
Crew names Pat Onstad and Rob Maaskant to coaching staff
COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew today announced that it has hired MLS stalwart Pat Onstad and European football veteran Rob Maaskant as Assistant Coaches. Both join Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter's staff effective immediately. Per club and MLS policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed.


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His highness Sheikh Ahmad Yasin is talking about the pedigree of the staff he has presented to Mr. Adnan Oktar as a gift
REPORTER: If you would deem suitable, could we ask from your esteemed self to articulate in more detail about the pedigree of this staff?
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMAD YASIN: Insha'Allah. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
The Master [Adnan Oktar] is a very sincere person. May Almighty Allah strengthen his power. Friends of Allah do not hold ordinary things in their hands. If they possess anything in their hand, that would be a very worthy item.
The blessed person whom we call as Hazrat Quddisa Sirruh Alayhi is the caliph of Abdurrahman-i Tagi from the Naqshbandi lineage in Tillo. There are narratives told in regard to that blessed person. Upon the meaning of a dream by a dervish, he climbed up to the mountain and found this rosewood tree. Then he cut out a stick from that rosewood tree and shaped it into this staff for His Highness Muhammad Ziauddin. His Highness Sheikh Muhammad Ziauddin had shown that to us in the spiritual realm. He had said that one day this staff would come into leaf when its owner took possession of it.
REPORTER: Alhamdulillah.
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMAD YASIN: That is a very important staff. It is related that he never left that staff behind. When he went out for important services for guidance, he would go together with that staff and when he returned back to his home, he would put it on the particular place he got made over head level. We did not experience those days but only heard of these from the witnesses of these happenings. Later, we learned that he sent that staff to His Highness Sheikh Ahmad al-Haznawi residing in the city of Kamisli in Syria today as a gift.
We call that personage, His Highness Abdul Haqim Husayni, who was the Gaws of his time and whose pedigree still persists in Menzil along with his shrine there. That blessed person, under the conditions of the day, passed the border walking on barefoot in order to receive guidance from Shah al-Haznawi. He was his follower and there he received spiritual guidance. When the time came, His Highness the Gaws had a dream and told about it to Shah al-Haznawi. "My Sultan, saving your presence, I am embarrassed to say that there were a well in your garden. It was filled with water to the brim. I bent down and drank all that water. Then when I thought of you and your children, I left some of it back from my mouth into the well out of compassion," he said. When he noted that he had woken up afterwards, the Blessed Shah al-Haznawi Qaddas Allah Sirrahu avowed and said, "Abdul Haqim, Alhamdulillah, you have attained your spiritual stage (maqam). You are the owner of the time. You have shown mercy and left some knowledge, wisdom and insight to our lineage and children. This is a portent of that fact." It is related that during this instance that staff was presented to him as a gift.
His Highness the Blessed Gaws, visited many villages, towns and cities in the East along with that staff. He never left it away either in days of summer or winter. Even some of the dervish who were with him told us, as we were able to meet and them and also listened to them in person.
They said there were no bridges in the East and streams flowed very strongly. His Highness the Gaws.. even the personage in Uskudar, His Highness Molla Yahya is his caliph. I was his follower at the same time and accomplished my training with him as well. That blessed person said; "We were poor at that time and His Highness the Gaws, saving his presence, would ride on his donkey." He talked in a way peculiar to the Easterners and said " I walked beside him on foot. Poor people would host him in a room where we visited," and he said, saving his presence, this blessed person would reside with him in the stable with the donkey. I have heard from this saintly person that he would never leave that rosewood staff away from him. He said, "We were never stranded and we neither came across bandits, nor wild animals. None of those could give us any harm." But, "Allah knows the true wisdom related to it," these blessed persons said.
Then, when our Sultan, His Highness Mohammed Rashid enshrined the throne in 1972, the relics of the family were inherited by him. That Sultan was really marvelous. Everybody knew this as people from every corner of the world came to visit him in crowds. We made great services with that blessed person further in the Balkans. Once it was again a winter day like this and we headed for visiting him along with our sayyids who were young at that time. There was his son, His Highness Sheikh Sayyid Fevzeddin who is now the sheikh in Bilvanis. That blessed one was in Adiyaman that day, in Menzil. He had went down there for an issue. This Master Sheikh held a discourse with us about the services to be carried out in Europe. Then he reached forth to get that staff. Allah knows best, I believe it was the 8th month of the year 79, the 8th month of the year 79. He said, "My son, do not leave this staff away from you. While going somewhere or a work is being carried out, you should keep this with you and when the time comes you may entrust it to its owner."
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMAD YASIN:In that way, this blessed person consigned that to me.
REPORTER: Subhan'Allah. Allah-u Akbar. Masha'Allah.
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMAD YASIN:That is an important staff. We are needy dervishes.
REPORTER: Astaghfirullah.
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMAD YASIN: I am the servant Ahmad, who is striving to be a servant. That was consigned to us and we had been told that secret.
REPORTER: Masha'Allah.
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMAD YASIN: And we saw that, insha'Allah, due to his services and his efforts, insha'Allah, hoping that he would be the commander on the outside, thinking that staff is to be entrusted to him, we presented it to our Adnan Hodja.
REPORTER: Astaghfirullah, that is very kind of you.
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMAD YASIN:That is the pedigree of the staff.
REPORTER: Masha'Allah, Alhamdulillah. May Allah be pleased with you Master.
HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH AHMAD YASIN:With you too.
REPORTER: Masha'Allah. Subhan Allah.
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Jones then claimed yesterday that he "did not carefully review the language in the petition before agreeing to add his name."
But now ABC News is reporting that Jones was also on the "organizing committee" for a 2002 march in San Francisco that asked Congress to investigate the following questions:
"What is the relationship between Bin Laden, his family and the Bush family and the Carlyle Group?
"Why were no fighter planes dispatched to intercept the four hijacked planes on September 11th, in violation of standard procedures?
"Who actually was in control of the 'hijacked planes'? …
"Did the CIA have foreknowledge of the attack, who tried to profit with put options on American, United, Merrill Lynch stock just before the attack?…
"What are Bush's and Cheney's connections to the drug industry?
"Why is the evidence being destroyed when an investigation of the World Trade Center collapse is needed?"
Again, Green Jobs Czar is the perfect job for a 9/11 truther. Just as Popular Mechanics has debunked all of the crazy 9/11 truther claims, research both here in the U.S., and abroad, has repeatedly demonstrated that subsidizing high cost renewable energies destroys more jobs than it creates.
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Cram was a biscuit-like substance made by the Men of Lake-town and Dale, and shared by them with the Dwarves of Erebor. It was said to be nutritious, and was used as sustenance on long journeys, as for example by Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves on the last stage of their quest.[1] When Gimli tasted lembas, he remembered cram.[2]
It was made from tightly pressed flour or meal. Basic cram like this was a flavourless, uninspiring food, but sometimes milk or honey would be added to make it a little more palatable.
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In The Etymologies, cram is said to be a Noldorin word (the precursor of Sindarin), from a root (KRAB-) meaning "press".[3] It was an "added entry"; Tolkien wrote much of The Etymologies before The Hobbit came out. It is unclear whether this was any more than fancy at the time, as several of these "added entries" were later reenvisioned with a non-Eldarin origin.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Not at Home"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
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For Gene Wilder (RIP). Thank you so much Mr. Wilder for being a wonderful memory and an icon of my pop culture loving childhood. You will be missed.
Can you believe the much beloved movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is now over 40 years old? It seems just yesterday my sister and I were sitting in front of the television, transported to a world of candy, Oompa Loompas, bratty kids who get their just desserts and of course, the mysterious Willy Wonka. My sister and I loved this movie and we watched every broadcast.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is based on the classic Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Played by Gene Wilder in the film, Willy Wonka is the reclusive proprietor of a world-famous chocolate factory. In the beginning, Willy Wonka makes a huge announcement. He is granting five lucky people a chance to tour his factory, learn some of his tricks of the candy trade and win a lifetime of free chocolate. The catch? You must first purchase a chocolate Wonka bar, and if one of those bars has a golden ticket, you are a winner. The world loses its collective shit and the media goes wild for the story (and this is the pre-Internet days). Who will win the golden ticket?
One person who would love to win a golden ticket is Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum). Charlie is good hearted but his family is broke. Even buying a simple candy bar could put a dent in the Bucket family budget. But somehow Charlie gets the money, and he purchases a Wonka bar. Charlie rips open the chocolate bar with anticipation, and low and behold, there lies a shining golden ticket!
However, before Charlie arrives at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, he is offered a proposal by the devious Arthur Slugworth, the owner of a rival chocolate factory. Slugworth wants Charlie to steal Wonka's secret recipes, most ideally, Wonka's recipe for his latest creation the everlasting gobstopper. Will Charlie succumb to Slugworth's shady plea, or will he stand by his convictions and not steal the recipe?
Being a minor, Charlie has to bring along a chaperone to tour Wonka's chocolate factory. Charlie brings along his beloved Grandpa Joe played by the irascible Jack Albertson (yep, the "man" from Chico and the Man). Along for the tour are four other rather vile children, and their equally vile parents. First there is the gluttonous Augustus Gloop who doesn't say much but sure loves to stuff his face. Violet Beauregard talks a mile a minute and is always chomping on a piece of gum. Mike TeeVee is obsessed with television and pop culture (wait, this is a bad thing?). But most odious of all is Veruca Salt, a spoiled, entitled brat. Hmm, if Veruca existed today she'd probably have her own reality show on Bravo.
Willy Wonka meets the winners and their adult chaperones at his factory's elaborate gates. After freaking everyone out by pretending to be feeble, falling, and then finishing his "fall" with the perfect somersault, Wonka invites Charlie and the gang into the factory. Before anyone can go further they must read and sign a very elaborate contract, which pretty much looks like the contract you had to sign when you got your credit card. Now it's on to the tour of the magical Wonka factory.
The first room the winners visit is a totally edible garden with flowers, mushrooms and a chocolate river. The winners also meet the Oompa Loompas, Wonka's vertically-challenged, green-haired, orange-skinned helpers. Veruca Salt tells her daddy, "I want an Oompa Loompa right now" because she's a snotty bitch, and you pretty much realize she is going to work your last nerve. However, it is Augustus Gloop who is the first to be eliminated from the tour when he falls into the chocolate river and gets sucked up in a large tube.
Still, the tour goes on. The winners and their chaperones visit magical room after magical room. They even go on a crazy boat road right out of a bad acid trip (it was the 1970s). Throughout the tour, the kids misbehave and are punished. Even Charlie gets up to some mischief. He and Grandpa Joe sneak into a room to try some Fizzy Lifting drinks, and start floating up towards a menacing whirling fan on the ceiling. Will they be beheaded? Fortunately, Charlie and Grandpa Joe find out belching will help them get their feet back on the ground, and they join the others on the tour.
At the end of the tour, only Charlie is left. However, Wonka finds out about the Fizzy Lifting drink fiasco, and he is pissed! He denies Charlie the ultimate prize because he defied the contract's rules. Charlie turns to leave dejected, but not before he hands Wonka the Ultimate Gopstopper he swiped to give to Slugworth.
But all is not lost! Wonka turns to Charlie and tells him, "You won!" It turns out Slugworth is not rival and a spy; he's actually one of Wonka's employees and his name is Wilkinson. The Everlasting Gobstopper predicament was actually a test, and Charlie passed!
As the movie ends, Wonka leads Charlie and Grandpa Joe to the "Wonka-vator." The Wonka-vator is an elevator that goes up, down and in all other directions. The Wonka-vator blasts through the factory's ceiling and flies over the city below. It is at this time Wonka tells Charlie that the factory is his once Wonka retires.
I loved Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as a kid, but I saw it again as an adult and I loved it even more. There is something so subversive about it, but at the end the good kid wins out. Sure, Charlie isn't perfect but his heart is in the right place. And the bad kids are punished which totally fills me with schadenfreude. Jeff Gordinier even covers this in his book X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep from Everything Sucking.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was later remade in 2005 and starred Johnny Depp; but to me, Gene Wilder owns the role of Willy Wonka.
And while doing research for this piece I found out some interesting trivia. Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) and Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregard) totally crushed on Peter Ostrum. I can't say I blame them. He was adorable. And speaking of Peter Ostrum, Charlie Bucket was his first and last film role. He's now a veterinarian.
What else? The flower-shaped cup Willy Wonka drinks from in an early scene was made from wax (ew). However, many of the props found on the set like the giant mushrooms were edible. Jean Stapleton was slated to play Mike TeeVee's mom but had to back out due to another acting role. You probably know her best as Edith Bunker from the 1970s classic TV show All in the Family. And Julie Dawn Cole admits to hating chocolate!
I don't have kids, but I do have a niece and nephew. And I'd love to share Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with them. And I bet there are a lot of Gen X parents and aunties and uncles who have done just that.


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The sixth Video Vortex conference was held in Amsterdam at Trouw, a building that used to house the printing presses where the eponymous newspaper was created. These days, Trouw is a restaurant and club and occasional conference venue. The venue's former purpose reinforced the passing of the torch from old news media to the online media being discussed, alongside other relevant topics, at Video Vortex. Michael Strangelove, the first speaker of the day, referred to the "holocaust of capitalism" and how online video enables a subversion of the notion of culture as private property. As newspapers struggle to redefine themselves in this online era - the New York Times' new paywall being a prime example - the war of ownership over content resonated not only throughout the conference sessions but even in the venue's inkstained floors.
The initial speakers of the day, Michael Strangelove and Andrew Clay, made salient points about the notion of "compulsory visibility" (Foucault, via Strangelove) online, the "douchebag effect" induced by online video platforms (Strangelove), and the communities and revenue streams which develop around online smash hits such as Annoying Orange (Clay). Talk of douchebag effects and inane chattering fruit was unfortunately juxtaposed with the gravity of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan, unfolding at the very same time. All morning, YouTube quickly populated with shocking videos of the damage, and it seemed immediately inappropriate to ponder how many millions Annoying Orange makes.


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"They posed as cops so they could play as crooks", opens this piece on silive. There's really no better way to put it.
According to reports from the NYPD, three men from Staten Island have been charged after they were caught impersonating police officers in order to cut in line ahead of hundreds of people waiting to buy Grand Theft Auto V from the Staten Island Mall.
One of the three charged was an auxiliary NYPD officer. One was the son of a retired officer. They pulled up in a car (purchased at a police auction) with a "lights-and-siren package installed", and flashed badges in the mall to get to the front of the line.
They were doing a pretty good job of convincing everyone. Apparently a mall guard offered them coffee, while GameStop staff thanked them for the extra security. After flashing badges once again, they were able to buy the game
Things fell apart when they left, though, as they made an illegal u-turn in the fake cop car on the way out. Right in front of a real cop, who was there in an unmarked car.
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Once again, misinformation abounds regarding the issue of the West Side Tennis Club stadium. At the meeting on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Forest Hills, several members of the WSTC requested Mayor Bloomberg to solicit the support of the USTA on their behalf to help preserve the stadium.
While he agreed to follow up with the USTA, the Mayor stressed the point that over 700,000 visitors go to the USTA National Tennis Center each year. Given those numbers, it is unlikely that the WSTC would be an appropriate venue for serious tennis fans.
Other members offered the recurring, misguided suggestion that the stadium should be landmarked as a means to protect it from being sold and or demolished.
Tens of millions of dollars would have to be raised to comply with Department of Buildings rules and regulations regarding all of the WSTC facilities- not just the stadium.
In addition, if the stadium was ever used again for any event, the stadium and all buildings owned by the WSTC would be required to conform to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).
It's clear that the proponents of this plan do not fully understand what opening this Pandora's box would mean to the Club financially.
Voting members must be fully informed. If the WSTC is to survive this financial crisis, votes must be for the viability of the Club as a whole and not for the preservation of dilapidated symbol of a by-gone era.
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Interactive T-Shirt: Now you can create your own temporary glow-in-the-dark designs on your shirt.
Wipe T-Shirt: This cool wipe t-shirt comes with built-in microfiber cloth for cleaning gadgets and glasses.
Electronic Drum Machine T-Shirt: It's a fully playable t-shirt based drum machine and looper that comes with 9 different drum kits with 7 professional grade drum sounds each.
Plate T-Shirt: The plate is made of high quality, unbreakable plastic that attaches to a classic black cotton t-shirt using a washable hook and loop fasteners.
Electronic Guitar T-Shirt: It has an electric guitar built right into your shirt, comes with a mini-amp that clips to your belt and goes all the way to 11.
8-Bit Dynamic T-Shirt: It's an interactive t-shirt, when you and your special someone is apart the design on the shirt is partially lit. And when you are together, the design illuminates completely.
Iron Man T-Shirt: It may look like a standard t-shirt, but it has a light panel that glows similar to the one Tony Stark uses.
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3D Cube Equalizer T-Shirt: It comes with a built-in sound activated graphic equalizer, and its ultra-thin panel display lights up and responds to the music.
Smileys T-Shirt: Its similar to the '3D Cube Equalizer T-Shirt' in its working; though this one has a removable panel that can be used anywhere and it responds to all sounds, not only music.
Someone is Reading My Shirt: Cool t-shirt mimicking status updates.
iPad Syte Shirt: The iPad syte shirt displays your iPad while keeping it secure and while providing functionality and interactivity through the shirt.
Notebook Paper Inspired T-Shirt: These screen-printed t-shirts come from Artware Editions' E For Effort Loose Leaf Apparel, a collaboration between Brooklyn artists Beka Goedde and R Ostrow.
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So the other night I had a blazing fast run. When I say blazing fast, here are my splits from Claude,
Now, before you all comment and tell me how fast that is and how great I am, which is totally not true, I want to discuss how I can run that fast and how I view the marathon and some other racing things that I just feel like I have to talk about. So maybe you know this, maybe you don't, but I ran cross country, played soccer and ran track in the spring. I was fast in high school, and really worked hard to get faster, and be the best that I could be, and even know, looking back I know I could have gone faster. I have a box of medals that sits in my closet and every time I take it out and look at them all I think to myself that it seems so long ago that I got all those medals, but I remember all the hard work that I poured into each race. Some people don't understand running. Every single one of my friends in high school was a cheerleader, and I was the 'sporty one', and even then, was running a sport? The fastest time I ran in high school was 19:56 on a super flat fast course at the end of the season my junior year. I would never trade cross country for anything and that season I was on fire and I truly loved racing. That being said, when I run short distances, like the four miler I did Wednesday night, I can force myself to run it like my coach is right on my tail screaming at me like he used to. I was trained for four years to run all out for 3-5 miles on our 'faster' days during training. I was trained to know how hard I can push myself and how fast I can go.
During track it was the same thing, I ran the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, the 4×4 and sometimes the mile. I trained my butt off to go to CIF and big meets and did fairly well, but it was the same mentality of the coaches breathing down my neck and making me go faster than I thought I could. I think having that instilled in me makes me able to pull something out of nowhere and hustle for those shorter distances that I run now. I also think upping my mileage has made a big difference in my speed. I can still feel the coaches pushing me on those runs. Maybe it's just in my blood but I contribute most of it to those training seasons in high school.
Now, some of you see these numbers and immediately think I can run that fast for long periods of time. NOT TRUE. I was DYING after this run. I was shaky and breathing so hard and my little heart was pounding so hard I thought it would explode. I can't run like that for more than four miles. It's SO fast, it really is, especially for me. My legs were barely functioning once I got home as well. It's NOT easy for me, and I couldn't run any farther at that pace at all.
I do think I can run this fast because of my past running experiences in high school. When I run like this it's really all just mental. I am literally yelling at myself in my head just like my coach used to in high school. There are a string of explicit words directed at myself, me talking to myself and telling myself I CAN do this, and then me yelling at myself to push through and keep going. I just keep thinking about the time on Claude ticking down, and how many more 'laps' around the track it is. That's how I spent a lot of my 'high school life' training, running and pushing my body. When I run these shorter distances, it's like I can tap into those same feelings and push myself like how my coaches taught me to. It's definitely not something I can do every time I go out and run, nor something that I want to do every time when I go out and run, BUT every now and then it feels so stinkin' good to just go and kill myself and run as hard and as fast as I can, just like I did in high school.
I'm making a weird analogy here, but it's like comparing myself to a greyhound. A greyhound knows how to race, and I'm pretty sure if you took a retired greyhound to a racetrack, it would get all ansty in it's pansty and want to race again. It's like the sights and the smells would all come back to him, and off he would go down the track, just like he used too. I get those same feelings. I think about three miles, and think this is short, this is just like high school. You can do this. Let's see how fast you can do it. How fast can you go today? What can you do today? Then before I know it I'm checking off the miles and pushing myself beyond my limits and it's exhilarating.
I remember when I was a cross country coach for a high school program my senior year in college. I remember the first race we went too, it was a huge night race. I hadn't been to a race since I stopped racing in high school. I remember our girl was running in the big sweepstakes race because she was really fast, and I got her all ready to go and prayed with her at the starting line and then told her some words of wisdom (? weird right!) and then I took off to go get her splits at other locations along the course, first I wanted to watch the start though. As I watched all the girls lined up with their school colored fabric bows in their hair, and their brand new racing flats, their uniform tops tucked in, their ponytails bobbing as they were closely huddled together, I almost started crying. Once the gun went off, my heart skipped a beat and my eyes teared up. All the love for running I had came back to me and I knew one day I would race again soon. I knew I HAD to race again and shortly after that season was over and I graduated from college, I signed up for my first half marathon, in Long Beach.
Every now and then when I pull out those splits it hurts but it feels so good. I can feel my coach yelling at me, I can see the finish line and the crowds in the stands just like at the track meets. I can see the little flags dotting the finish chute and I feel the same pains my body experienced in high school. The exhaustion, the dry lips, my heart pounding, my legs aching, my arms reaching for the finish line, my nose running, the sweat dripping down my face and I wouldn't trade it for the world.


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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
While working in Saskatoon, I stayed near the Saskatoon office near the airport. One evening, I ventured out to downtown Saskatoon to walk along the South Saskatchewan River, look at art for free at the Mendel Art Gallery, and have a nice meal all by my lonesome. I don't travel very often for work, and usually just pick up some food, or eat at the hotel when I'm on my own. I thought I would go out of my comfort zone and experience eating a nice meal on my own.
Truffles Bistro specializes in French fare. I decided on this restaurant for dinner because it is known for sourcing its food locally. It is located in the historic Birks building, and boasted very high ceilings and an open kitchen in the back.
Truffles Bistro.
Complimentary chips and aioli first came to the table. While I apprciated the freshly fried chips, I think they were slightly overdone, giving them a slightly burnt taste. First time ever that I did not finish chips placed in front of me!
Chips and aioli.
For my starter, I ordered the pan seared local chicken livers ($12). I really enjoy chicken livers and so if I see it on the menu, which is rare, I will likely order it. The server seemed to approve of my choice, and understandably so. The livers, cooked with lardons, were served on two slices of toasted baguette, topped with greens and a Dijon vinaigrette. The acidic vinaigrette worked very well against the fatty lardons and creamy chicken livers. I was very happy with my dish.
Pan seared local chicken livers.
For my main, I ordered the grilled Saskatchewan pork loin chop. The perfectly cooked chop was served on top of a creamy corn tarragon purée, with a side of Dijon potato salad. The chop was also well seasoned with a dry rub. The potato salad was studded with bacon and good but I slightly wished it wasn't a cold salad. One of my favourite components of the dish were the pickled cucumber slices and onion. I recently discovered that I am a sucker for freshly made pickles!
Grilled Saskatchewan pork loin chop.
I was very happy with meal at Truffles Bistro. I think I picked well. The staff at Truffles Bistro were very nice and friendly, maybe even slightly more attentive because I was on my own. Unfortunately, I think I felt a bit awkward and acted like a skittish cat. I realize there was no reason to feel this way, and hopefully, I will feel more comfortable dining on my own once I have a few solo dinners under my belt.


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My husband really wanted a sword in the stone cake, he didn't see it until the reception (we we're married at Disney World) and was very happy that he finally got to pretend to be King Arthur.
FOR THE SHIIIREEEEE!! Hmm... FOR NARNIAAAAA!
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Hudson Pitches and Swings No. 8/7 Mizzou to Two Wins
SANTA BARBARA, CA -- The No. 8/7 Mizzou softball team continued its strong start to the 2013 season with a five-inning, 11-3 win over Fresno State and a 5-0 victory over San Diego at UCSB's Gaucho Classic at Campus Diamond on Saturday. The Tigers improved to 4-0 with the wins, while the Bulldogs and Toreros dropped to 6-5 and 2-3, respectively.
Senior Nicole Hudson highlighted the day for Mizzou, hitting her fourth and fifth home runs over the two games, while pitching for the victory against Fresno State. The Tigers totaled four home runs against the Bulldogs and two in the win over the Toreros to bring their season total to 14 through four games.
Hudson pitched 5.0 innings to earn the win (1-0) against the Bulldogs, allowing eight hits and three earned runs. She homered in the second inning, drawing the Tigers even with the Bulldogs 1-1. Fresno State took a 1-0 lead in the first inning after the first of two home runs by Bulldog 1B Stesha Brazil.
The third inning saw Mizzou push away for a 5-1 lead before Fresno State caught back up with two runs of its own. Three singles from junior Mackenzie Sykes, sophomore Emily Crane and sophomore Corrin Genovese helped power the inning. Fresno State's Brazil hit her second home run, a two-run ball, for the Bulldogs' scoring output.
The Tigers five-run fifth inning secured the win, with sophomore 3B Angela Randazzo hitting a two-run blast to get Mizzou started. Hudson had previously drawn a walk to get on base before Randazzo went yard. Sykes and pinch hitter Carlie Rose hit back-to-back solo home runs to improve Missouri's lead to the final score of 11-3.
In the second game of the day, the Tigers and Toreros held each other to zero runs apiece through the first three innings. Hudson changed that with a solo home run in the fourth inning for the first hit allowed by San Diego's Jenny Lahitte.
The senior's solo shot would prove to be enough, but the Tigers did not stop in the fifth inning by adding four more runs. Sophomore Kelsi Jones started the inning with her own solo home run to put Mizzou up 2-0. Two consecutive bunts for singles by sophomore Kayla Kingsley and senior Princess Krebs kept the inning going.
Kingsley scored on a San Diego throwing error to second base, while Crane doubled in Krebs. Senior Jenna Marston stroked a single to deep center to bring in Crane to set the final score of 5-0.
Sophomore Bailey Erwin allowed just two hits in 7.0 innings of work to notch the win (2-0). She struck out four Toreros in the winning effort.
The Tigers finish the UCSB tournament with the host Gauchos on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. CT. Mizzou continues its West Coast trip with the Mary Nutter Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., from Thursday, Feb. 21 - Friday, Feb. 22. The Tigers will face Maryland and San Diego State in the first day of competition before matching up with Florida on Friday.


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WASHINGTON — Eager to soothe tensions, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao shared an unusual and intimate dinner Tuesday night to discuss the strains and common goals that define the complicated relations between the two rival powers.
The private dinner, in the Old Family Dining Room in the White House residence, came amid disputes over China's currency, trade and human rights policies and a search for cooperation on national security. It preceded a planned pomp-filled gala for Hu on Wednesday night and illustrated Obama's careful mix of warmth and firmness for the leader of a nation that is at once the largest U.S. competitor and most important potential partner.
Also at the dinner were national security adviser Tom Donilon and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Hu brought along two top Chinese officials. Underscoring the desire for candor, the White House said there were no official note-takers at the dinner and offered no readout of the discussions.
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In China, Hu's public appearances are always under controlled circumstances that don't lend themselves to spontaneity. Hu did take questions at a 2005 news conference with President George W. Bush in Beijing, but he refused to do so when Obama visited in 2009.
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The White House on Tuesday seemed eager to dispel any suggestion that Obama would not press Hu on human rights.
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10 Interesting & Fun Facts About Cotton
Egyptian cotton comes from a cotton plant - the tallest cotton plant was recorded
on the 15th July 2011 in Florida USA and measure 32ft or almost 10m.
In 2012 two bank robbers escaped a prison in Chicago USA by
tying together bed sheets, attaching them to bars of their cell and
scaling down 15 floors of the high-rise prison. The bedding rope
measured 200ft and was knotted approx. every 6ft.
The most expensive bed sheets in the world are made by a British company
Charlotte Thomas. The egyptian cotton sheets are a thousand thread
count with 22 carat gold thread woven in to them. They take up to 12 weeks
to make and a pillowcase will set you back £1,200.
Approx. 25million tonnes of cotton are produced each year.
The reason Egyptian cotton is so highly rated above other cottons is down to
the length of the fibres. The fibres of Egyptian Cotton are longer and narrower
than other cottons meaning weavers can achieve up to 1,000 threads per
square inch making the finished woven item lightweight, strong, durable (it
won't pill), more breathable and it gets softer over time the more you use it.
Cotton is used in the production of cotton tips or Q-tips - The
largest structure made entirely from cotton tips was in Germany in
2002. Monika Veidt of Schönebeck made a chair from 61,422
cotton buds. She also made a coffee table and a lamp to match.
At the end of the American Civil War traders who had previously been buying
the superior quality Egyptian cotton, started to buy the cheaper US cotton
known as Prima cotton, resulting in Egypt declaring itself bankrupt in 1876.
Dot Cotton is a character from TV soap EastEnders played by
actress June Brown since 1985. As far as we know she is in no way
affiliated with the Egyptian cotton industry although she did work
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Possibly the most controversial sheets in the world are those on
the artwork My Bed by Tracey Emin. The artwork features stained
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CUTTING BACK AT KORS: Silas Chou and Lawrence Stroll steadily decreased their stake in Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. in 2012. At the end of the year, Chou and Stroll's investment vehicle, Sportswear Holdings Ltd., owned 31.3 million shares of the company, or 15.6 percent of those outstanding, according to a regulatory filing Friday. The pair owned 97.9 million shares, or 51.9 percent of the company, before its December 2011 initial public offering and two following-on offerings last year. Chou and Stroll bought a majority interest in Kors in 2003 and helped parlay his designer business and television personality into blockbuster success on Wall Street. Shares of the company closed down 0.7 percent to $55.72 Friday, giving it a market capitalization of $11.1 billion.
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